The Bernalillo Police Department will hold its National Night Out event Tuesday at Rotary Park, the same location where a deadly shooting occurred just one week ago.
Police Chief Chris Stoyell confirmed the department will proceed with the community-building event at the park despite the recent violence that claimed one life and left another person hospitalized.
The police department’s National Night Out event, slated for Aug. 5, aims to strengthen relationships between law enforcement and residents. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign held nationwide on the first Tuesday in August…